Re: What bourbon are you drinking in Australia? - Winter 2013

Picked up a bottle each of EWSB 2001 and 2002 for a side by side.
This lack of variety is killing me, im back to buying bourbon I had written off a couple years ago as do not buy. Even the kiwis get a bigger range than we do.

I think I might start distilling and ageing my own whiskey, make use of that science degree.

Re: What bourbon are you drinking in Australia? - Winter 2013

Originally Posted by onemorepour

Picked up a bottle each of EWSB 2001 and 2002 for a side by side.
This lack of variety is killing me, im back to buying bourbon I had written off a couple years ago as do not buy. Even the kiwis get a bigger range than we do.

I think I might start distilling and ageing my own whiskey, make use of that science degree.

I like both the 2001 and 2002 EWSB, whats your opinion? These are the only 2 years ive tried, Ive heard the older ones were even better! They are both light and not to complicated, but very tasty!

Re: What bourbon are you drinking in Australia? - Winter 2013

I like both the 2001 and 2002 EWSB, whats your opinion? These are the only 2 years ive tried, Ive heard the older ones were even better! They are both light and not to complicated, but very tasty!

Yeh I will get back to you on that one, I do remember not enjoying the 2001 very much, but that was a while ago now.
For some reason I decided to give my palate a couple weeks off the booze, guess Im keen to see the effects of taking a break from a drinking style of pretty much only >100 proof spirits the last few months, something about absence making the heart grow fonder...

Re: What bourbon are you drinking in Australia? - Winter 2013

I have multiple bottles of the 93 through 97 in the cupboard, but stopped buying them when they jacked the price from $45 to $60 a few years ago. It looks like it'd dropped back into the $40's, so I might start buying them again. The plan was always to do a tasting through the vintages, but for various reasons it never eventuated.

Re: What bourbon are you drinking in Australia? - Winter 2013

Cracked the EWSB 2001, first impression is quite good and heaps better than from memory, prominent anise like nose and flavour, suprisingly bitey for the low proof but i aint complaining! Very short finish. Might crack the 2002 at half time, Go Cats!